THE NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE (NTI)
KADUNA STATE
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA (PGDE)
ABSTRACT
This
study focused on the effects of student’s unrest in secondary school in Birnin Gwari
Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Its objectives were to find out the
extent to which mismanagement of school funds and properties, lack of basic
facilities, among others lead to students’ unrest, five research questions were
formulated to guide the study, the design of the study was descriptive survey.
The population of the study comprises fourteen public secondary schools in Birnin Gwari
Local Government Area. The instrument for data collection was structured
questionnaire. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The
findings of the study revealed that there are many causes of students’ unrest
in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area such as: lack of teaching staff, mismanagement of
school funds, and lack of basic facilities among others. Based on these
findings some recommendations were made.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Approval page iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgments v
Table of contents vi
List of tables viii
Abstracts ix
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 4
1.3 Purpose of the Study 5
1.4 Significance of the Study 5
1.5 Scope of the Study 7
1.6 Research Question 7
CHAPTER TWO:
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Conceptual Framework of Student’s Unrest 9
2.2 Review of Empirical Studies 16
2.3 Causes of Student’s unrest 18
2.4 Effect of student’s unrest 23
2.5 Ways of controlling student’s unrest 24
2.6 Summary of literature review 25
CHAPTER THREE:
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design 27
3.2 Area of the Study 27
3.3 Population of the Study 28
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques 29
3.5 Validation and Reliability of the Instrument 29
3.6 Method of Data Collection 30
3.7 Method of Data Analysis 31
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation of Results and
Findings 32
CHAPTER FIVE:
5.1 Discussion of Finding 40
5.2 Implications of the Study 42
5.3 Recommendation 43
5.4 Limitations of the Study 44
5.5 Suggestions for further Study 45
5.6 Summary of the Study 45
5.7 Conclusion 47
REFERENCES 48
APPENDIX I 51
APPENDIX II 52
LIST OF TABLES
Table
1: Mean scores of students on how lack of teaching
staff
lead to students’ unrest 32
Table
11: The mean of scores of students on the extent mismanagement
of
school fund and properties lead to students’ unrest 34
Table
III: to what extent does lack of basic facilities in school
lead
to students’ in Birnin Gwari Local Government
Area of Kaduna State 35
Table
IV: The means score of students on the effects of students’
unrest
pm the academic performance of students in secondary school 37
Table
V: Means scores of students on the ways of controlling
students’ unrest in secondary school 38
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APPENDIX I
National Teachers’
Institute kaduna
Kadunna State University Study Centre
Kadunna State
11th October, 2012
Dear
Principal,
I am a student of the above
institute I am carrying out a research on the causes of students’ unrest in
secondary schools in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kadunna State.
The purpose of this research is
purely academics. I shall therefore appreciate your co-operation and be
grateful if you give solution to the following questions bearing in mind that
whether information given will be treated with utmost confidentiality.
Thanks for your participation and
cooperation.
Researcher
APPENDIX II
RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRES
Research Question One
To what extent does lack of teaching staff lead to
students’ unrest in secondary schools in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kadunna
State?
(a)
Inadequate
teachers lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(b)
Lack of qualified
teachers lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools
(c)
Over labour of
teachers can indirectly affect the students and in turn lead to students’
unrest.
(d)
Transfer of a
subject to unqualified teachers lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(e)
Inadequate
teaching staff leads to poor performance of students in secondary school.
Research Question Two
To what extent does mismanagement of school funds and
properties lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools in Birnin Gwari Local
Government Area of Kadunna State?
(a)
Over exploitation
measure on students by the management lead to students’ unrest in secondary
schools.
(b)
Poor
administrative activities or function lead to students’ unrest in secondary
schools.
(c)
Negative attitude
of authorities towards maintenance and replacement of school properties lead to
students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(d)
Transfer of
subject to unqualified teachers lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(e)
Inadequate
teaching staff leads to poor performance of students in secondary schools.
Research question Three
To what extent does lack of basic facilities ins
secondary schools lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools in Birnin Gwari
Local Government Area of Kadunna State?
(a)
Inadequate
classroom in schools lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(b)
Lack of sports
equipment such as football, volleyball pitch etc lead to students unrest in
secondary schools.
(c)
Poor conducive
dormitory in schools lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(d)
Inadequate
library facilities lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
(e)
Lack of
instructional materials lead to students’ unrest in secondary schools.
Research Question Four
What are the effects of students’ unrest on the
academic performance of students in secondary schools in Birnin Gwari Local
Government Area of Kadunna State?
(a)
Students unrest
causes the students to indulge in exam malpractices in secondary schools.
(b)
Students in
secondary schools miss their exams because of students’ unrest.
(c)
Students jump
secondary schools into university.
(d)
Students makes
grade in their exams because of students unrest
(e)
Students’ unrest
affect population growth of schools.
Research Question Five
What are the ways of controlling students’ unrest in
secondary schools in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kadunna State?
(a)
Adequate
management of the available facilities could help to stop students’ unrest in
secondary schools.
(b)
Unnecessary
exploitation measures to the students could help to stop students’ unrest.
(c)
Eradication of
secrete cult activities in our society could help to reduce students’ unrest.
Adequate security measure provided by the government
could reduce unrest in secondary schools.
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